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Gary's Cigars Blog July 2007 Archive

By Gary Manelski, About.com Guide to Cigars

Cigar Image Gallery

Monday July 30, 2007
As part of our Cigars For Troops Program, we have just added more new pictures to our image gallery, depicting troops stationed in Afghanistan enjoying cigars donated by you, our ... Read More

New El Rey del Mundo Olvidados Cigars

Thursday July 26, 2007
Cuban Imports, Inc. will soon announce the release of the new El Rey del Mundo® OLVIDADOS cigars at the RTDA Convention and Trade Show in Houston, Texas on August 4 ... Read More

Cigar Tax Update

Wednesday July 25, 2007
The proposed cap of $10 in federal excise tax that could be added to the purchase price of a large cigar has been lowered. Legislation to increase the current cap ... Read More

End to the Cuban Trade Embargo?

Tuesday July 24, 2007
There has been a recent push to ease the Cuban Trade Embargo, and current bills to ease travel and trade between the U.S. and Cuba are expected to soon be ... Read More

Special Bargain on Cigars

Monday July 23, 2007
Cigars International periodically has some of the best bargains available on cigar sampler packs, giving you the opportunity to sample a variety of premium brands at a fraction of the ... Read More

Massive Cigar Tax - Update

Thursday July 19, 2007
Today, the Senate Finance Committee approved a massive increase in the federal excise tax on cigars and cigarettes to fund an expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (Read ... Read More

Cigar News

Wednesday July 18, 2007
Britain's Imperial Tobacco Group has made a new offer to acquire the world's largest cigar company, Altadis, S.A. According to an Altadis press release, the bid will be accepted ... Read More

Want to Pay $10 in Tax on Your Next Cigar?

Tuesday July 17, 2007
No, the headline is not a joke, it is an actual proposal from our U.S. Senate Finance Committee. To fund an expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, ... Read More

Review of a Helix Blue Tubular Cigar

Sunday July 15, 2007
Helix and Macanudo cigars have a few things in common, including a nice mild flavor that comes (in part) from their Connecticut shade wrappers and Mexican binders. Both cigars ... Read More

A Cigar Salute to a Fallen Comrade

Thursday July 12, 2007
It is with great sadness that I share this message from Major Mitch Fadem: "I have a sad note to pass on to you. One of our cigar smoking service members, ... Read More

Health Benefit of Smoking Cigars

Tuesday July 10, 2007
We do not recommend smoking cigars to improve your health, but there are actually a few health benefits associated with being a cigar smoker. According to Yahoo! News, tobacco ... Read More

CAO To Distribute Café Crème and Nobel Petit Brands

Monday July 9, 2007
Effective July 1, 2007, CAO Cigars has become the exclusive distributor of Café Crème and Nobel Petit cigar brands in the United States. Café Crème was first launched in ... Read More

Cigar Videos and Politics

Friday July 6, 2007
And so my fellow cigar connoisseurs, ask not… Wait a minute, the year is now 2007, and both CNN and youtube want YOU to ask questions to the Presidential candidates, in ... Read More

Review of a Gurkha Cigar

Tuesday July 3, 2007
Gurkha has a reputation of producing some pretty good boutique cigars, but the Connecticut Reserve Robusto Number 4 didn't quite live up to my expectations. Read my review of ... Read More

Cigar Websites

Monday July 2, 2007
Like all websites, some cigar sites come and go, while others change with the times. CAO Cigars recently redesigned their website to provide users with a comprehensive overview of ... Read More

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